The History of Retail in 101 Objects

The history of retail is the history of mankind. From the animal skin to the store as a medium, these are the objects that made shopping what it is, and the people who made them matter. The fourth edition, the World Retail Hall of Fame edition, runs to 144 pages and 101 objects.

I am publishing the book here, one object at a time, every Monday morning, in the order the objects appear. It starts at the beginning, 40,000 years ago, with an animal skin.